Welfare Programs Proposed for Elimination

The Carleson Center identified an additional 30 programs costing taxpayers more than $850 million a year that are recommended for elimination rather than inclusion in a block grant. Many of the programs merely provide funding for advocacy groups to network, coordinate and lobby at federal taxpayer expense for increased funding for the myriad of federal welfare programs under the rubric of so-called “capacity building.” Others will no longer be necessary once funding is block granted to the states directly from the Treasury Department. This does not include the federal government’s costs to administer the programs.